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New Microscopy Raises the Prospect of Force Sensing at the Fundamental Limit

In the early 1980s, the advent of scanning probe microscopes revolutionized imaging, paving a way into the nanoscale realm.

8 Feb 2021

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Joins MIT.nano Consortium

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is proud to announce that it has joined as a member of the MIT.nano Consortium. This membership is directly aligned with the Oxford Instruments core purpose “to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”

From Asylum Research - An Oxford Instruments Company 26 Jan 2021

New Method Could Improve Molecular Imaging of Biological Samples

Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that could revolutionise the accuracy, precision and clarity of super-resolution imaging systems.

22 Jan 2021

Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy Helps Observe Factor-Pooling by Ribosomes

In cells, ribosomes are considered as the complexes of ribonucleoproteins central to the synthesis of proteins. But the lack of concrete evidence has made it difficult to understand how such complexes function.

11 Jan 2021

High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals Structure, Dynamics of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins

Kanazawa University's pioneering high-speed atomic force microscope technology has now shed light on the structure and dynamics of some of life's most ubiquitous and inscrutable molecules - intrinsically disordered proteins. The study is reported in Nature Nanotechnology .

29 Dec 2020

Novel Synthetic Aperture Microscopy with Unprecedented Spatial Resolution and Speed

Microscopy is an essential tool in multiple research fields and industries, such as biology, medicine, materials science, and quality control, to name a few. Although many microscopy techniques exist, each has pros and cons, mostly in terms of spatial resolution, speed (images per second), and applicability.

22 Dec 2020